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Judge North Miami Beach runoff results not in question
Election officials in North Miami Beach can proceed in certifying the results of Tuesday’s runoff, following a ruling by Judge Darrin Gayles of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court on Wednesday.Gayles has been overseeing a lawsuit filed against Seat 4 candidate Yvenoline "Yve" Dargenson by her opponent Councilwoman Beth Spiegel that questioned her residency.Spiegel had alleged ...
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Jorge Barahona writes letter to judge
MIAMI -- A Miami man charged with fatally beating his adoptive daughter says audio cassettes that could help his care are being withheld.But Jorge Barahona doesn't explain in a two-page letter to the judge exactly how the recordings he made of conversations between his adoptive foster daughter and son could help. He says one of the tapes records him calling a state-appointed guardian who ...
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Firing of Miami Bch cop in alcohol incident upheld
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- The firing of a Miami Beach police officer who admitted drinking before work has been upheld by an arbitrator.The department dismissed Rolando Gutierrez and fellow officer Derick Kuilan after they were photographed in uniform at a July 2011 bachelorette party at a South Beach club. Kuilan was later charged with four felonies for running over a couple with his all-terrain ...
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Fla. court rules against police over pot arrests
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida appeals court is throwing out convictions against two men because sheriff's deputies discovered pot plants by looking through a mobile home window.The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office conducted an unconstitutional search because deputies did not have a warrant at the time they looked through the ...
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Belk in Oaks Mall to begin $3.7 million renovation
The two-level, 100,000-square-foot store is expanding its lines of fashion brands and merchandise assortments.Belk will remain open during the project, and construction is scheduled to be finished in late September before the grand re-opening of the store on Oct. 16, the store reported.';It needs to be modernized. The store was built in 1978. It needs to be brought to the 21st ...
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Victims return to tornado-ravaged homes
MOORE, Okla. - Two days after an EF-5 tornado tore through the town of Moore, Okla., residents are being allowed to return to where their homes once stood. Security is tight, with 49 checkpoints manned by law enforcement personnel from all over the state, but more and more residents have been allowed inside the destruction area. The Oklahoma National Guards is stationed in various neighborhoods ...
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Jacksonville economy among 50 strongest in U.S.
Jacksonville's economy continued to strengthen in May. The Jacksonville economy continues to slowly make its way up the list of the strongest in the nation cracking the top 50 in the May version of the On Numbers Economic Index. Jacksonvilles economy ranked No. 45 on the May index up from No. 54 last month. It ranked as low as No. 98 in February. Of the big cities in Florida, only Tampa ...
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Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area
Through TuesdayFallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details: ...
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Florida Woman Hit Sister With Iron in Scuffle Over Rice Bowl Police
Marentine St. Louis, 29, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery following the sister scuffle that happened at their home on May 1, according to a Port St. Lucie Police ...
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SEC charges South Miami with defrauding investors
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The city of South Miami was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday with defrauding and misleading investors about the status of municipal bonds it issued. Specifically, the SEC alleges that the city misrepresented to investors about whether it was eligible to receive tax-exempt financing for a mixed-use retail and parking structure being built in ...
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FBI investigates links between Tsarnaev brothers and man shot in Florida
shot dead a man believed to be a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev , during a "violent confrontation" in ...
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Police Man in wheelchair seriously hurt in hit-and-run crash
A wheelchair-bound man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries by a driver who police said fled an early morning crash Wednesday before being stopped a short time later. The driver of a black Ford Taurus that police said had front end damage was stopped by officers at Northwest 79th Avenue and Northwest 44th ...
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Cable Wireless to relocate from London to South Florida report says
Cable & Wireless Communications CEO Tony Rice. Cable & Wireless Communications will relocate its operational headquarters to South Florida from London, where it has been located for more than 140 years, the Financial Times reports. The move, which will be to Miami or Fort Lauderdale, comes as the telecommunications company looks to focus more on the Caribbean and Latin America ...
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TIA launches self-service technology for passengers
Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport is launching two new customer-facing self-service technologies from FlightView. Flight-in-Sight shows travelers the exact location of the incoming aircraft that will be their outbound plane and Destination Weather Live tells passengers information about weather affecting flights, according to a statement. The content for both displays will ...
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Evergreen Eagle to lay off 44 at TIA
Evergreen International Aviation Inc. will lay off 44 workers at Tampa International Airport on Friday, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with Florida regulators. The companys Eagle division provides baggage-handling services at TIA. Calls to the Oregon-based company were not immediately returned Wednesday. In March, Evergreen issued a statement about its $276.3 ...
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Video Florida FBI shooting and its Boston bombing links
Law enforcement officials say a man was fatally shot while he was being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case after he lunged at an FBI agent with a ...
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Justice Department finds issues at Panhandle jail
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- An investigation by the Department of Justice has found civil rights problems at a Panhandle Jail.In a letter detailing its findings on Wednesday, the department said the Escambia County jail had systematic deficiencies. The letter cited problems with the staffing shortages and inadequate mental health care. The letter also stated that, until recently, the jail had an ...
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FBI kills Florida man
An FBI agent Wednesday fatally shot a Florida man who allegedly had ties to one of the Boston bombings suspects, US media reported. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot in the city of Orlando, Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. Todashev became violent while being interviewed by the FBI, NBC News reported. ...
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Man charged in theft of $1856 worth of shaving cartridges
It was not a close shave for Heriberto Enriquez — Walmart loss prevention officers had been surveilling him well before he tried to leave the store without paying for $1,856 worth of shaving ...
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BAE lays ship keel plans to hire another 100
Jackson Offshore Operators President and CEO Lee Jackson performs a ceremonial weld as the keel is laid on the first of four ships being built by BAE Systems in Jacksonville. BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Jacksonville LLC will conduct a job fair to attract the 100 additional workers it needs to fulfill its shipbuilding contracts. The company on Tuesday laid the keel for two new platform supply ...
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Man in Wheelchair Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver
The dean of Keiser University's business school was run over and killed by his own car when he tried to stop it from being towed, Lauderhill police said. NBC 6 reporter Christina Hernandez interviews the tow truck driver and family and friends of Elias Konwufine, who ...
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Tampa Bay home sales prices continue climb
Home sales in Tampa Bay and across the country continued to climb last month out of recession-era lows, selling quicker and healthier than they have in years. Nearly 3,200 local homes sold last month across Tampa Bay, a 23 percent gain over last April, My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service data show. The typical home sold for about $149,728, 15 percent higher than last year. American ...
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Orlando home prices outperform Floridas
Orlando single-family home prices outperformed those in most other parts of the state during April, although the metro area's recovery still lags behind southwest Florida cities. Orlando single-family home prices outperformed those in most other parts of the state during April, although the metro area's recovery still lags behind southwest Florida cities. Prices for the four-county ...
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Orlando poverty rate 16th in nation report
Orlandos poor population more than doubled between 2000 and 2011. Orlando had the 16th-highest increase in poor population in the nation in 2011, according to a new book released by the Brookings Institution. Orlandos poor population more than doubled between 2000 and 2011 from 143,447 to 290,783, according to Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, authored by Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan ...
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Seven Seas Water names South American HQ president
Claudio Baldovino has been named the new president for the South American headquarters of Seven Seas Water Corp. He previously was a partner and director of private equity for Buena Vista Capital, a private investment firm in Santiago, according to a statement. Baldovino has also worked for Rothschild Group in London, Buenos Aires, Lima and New York, the statement said. Adding Baldovino to the ...
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New federal law will affect thousands of Fort Lauderdale homes
New federal law expected to increase prices and add time to renovations of homes across the country built before 1978, what impact will it have on Fort Lauderdale?
Renovations of any kind to most buildings in Fort Lauderdale are expected to go up in the wake of a new federal law, the Renovation, Repair and Painting law, which is intended to protect children from the damaging effects of toxic lead. Read more
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